John Meares (c. 1756 – 1809) was an English navigator. Image File history File links Meares. ... The designation C: (sometimes C: ) is the drive letter that refers to the main partition (or portion of an hard drive) on an MS-DOS or Windows personal computer. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ...

As a merchant sailor he made many voyages to Newfoundland, Labrador, and Greenland. He entered the British Navy in 1776 and served against the French in the West Indies. He became a captain in the merchant service after the war ended in 1783. He went to India and formed the Northwest America company for opening trade with Russian America. He sailed from Calcutta on March 12, 1786, in the Nootka, a vessel of two hundred tons, with which he explored part of the coast of Alaska. He spent the winter of 1786 - 1787 in Prince William Sound. He wasn't successful trading with the Russians and he returned to China by way of the Sandwich Islands. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Prince William Sound, on the south coast of Alaska. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ...

In 1788 he started new expedition with two vessels. He sailed from China on January 22, 1788 and explored the Nootka Sound of present-day British Columbia and the neighboring coasts, of which he took possession in the name of the crown. He built a trading post on the shores of the Nootka Sound and built the ship Northwest America, the first ship launched in British Columbia with the aide of the earliest Chinese migrants to North America who were carpenters. In 1789 his trading post and some ships were seized by the Spanish, nearly causing a war between England and Spain. Spain later withdrew its claims to Nootka Sound. Nootka Sound is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean and a natural harbour on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ...

Captain Meares's discoveries form the chief basis upon which the British title to Oregon and British Columbia was based. Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ...

He published Voyages in the Years 1788-'9 from China to the Northwest Coast of America in 1790. This caused a controversy with George Dixon, another explorer, who claimed the Meares was self-aggrandizing and falsely claimed discoveries made by others. A trio of pamphlets resulted that seem to prove Dixon's claims. George Dixon (1755?-1800) was an English sea captain and explorer. ...

Captain Meares' discoveries formed the chief basis upon which the British title to Oregon and British Columbia was based. Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ...

Cape Meares, in the present United States state of Oregon, is named after Meares. Alos named after him, is Meares Island, located in the entrance of Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Cape Meares is a small headland on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ... Clayoquot Sound (usually pronounced clay-kwot or clack-kwot) is located on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

External link

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online